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What’s A Surefire Way For A Guy To Tick You Off?

Before launching into today's post, let's all take a deep breath and keep a few things in mind. It's not his fault. Maybe he doesn't realize how much it annoys you when he picks the funk out of his fingernails when you're watching TV after a long day. Even though you've politely asked him approximately 3,578 times to perform his nasty ritual in the bathroom. Even though you get manicures every other week just to impress him, not that he notices. Even though some of the stuff he digs up is downright repulsive. Even though--LORD ALMIGHTY, IF YOU DON'T STOP DOING THAT I'M GOING TO DISH YOU UP A DOUBLE HELPING OF SLAP STEW, HOLD THE POTATOES!

Pet Peeve #63: People who laugh when someone falls down.

We all have one slightly irrational pet peeve that's guaranteed to set us off. Some of us have a few. I have hundreds. A random sampler:

- Asking me what's the matter when absolutely nothing is the matter, I'm just thinking, OK?

- Cutting your fingernails in public. (A friend of mind did it at a crowded concert. I almost puked.)

And these are just general pet peeves. As I spend more time with someone, like a roommate or imaginary girlfriend, I quickly discover all sorts of annoying things about them. It works both ways, of course, and I strive to keep things in perspective and remember that no one is perfect. But Mama forgive me, it's so hard sometimes.

What chafes your hide? Are you willing to own up to any of your own minor faults? (I'm a mouth breather during allergy season.) Does your boyfriend have any particularly annoying habits?